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Fired Google Engineer: Gender Memo Was My Response to 'Group-Think' - Yahoo Finance

Chess Research - Wed, 08/09/2017 - 07:55

Yahoo Finance

Fired Google Engineer: Gender Memo Was My Response to 'Group-Think'
Yahoo Finance
An online resume says he was a competitive chess player and held research positions at Harvard, Princeton University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. An online CV and Facebook profile suggest Damore hails from suburban Chicago.

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GM Laylo finishes 2nd in Jaksa Agung Cup - The Manila Times

In the News - Wed, 08/09/2017 - 06:41

GM Laylo finishes 2nd in Jaksa Agung Cup
The Manila Times
Meanwhile, Filipino GM Wesley So is in four-way tie for seventh after five rounds in the Grand Chess Tour – Sinquefield Cup being held at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis in US. So has two points he got from one win – against GM Ian ...

“The greatest lesson was simply to let the music happen": DiS Meets Elise LeGrow - Drowned In Sound

Chess Research - Wed, 08/09/2017 - 05:45

Drowned In Sound

“The greatest lesson was simply to let the music happen": DiS Meets Elise LeGrow
Drowned In Sound
Working with The Root's QuestLove and S-Curve Records founder, Steve Greenberg and R&B legend, Betty Wright, LeGrow's soulful re-workings of the Chess back-catalogue bring some of the most iconic songs from music's history to a new generation. Speaking ...

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So Suffers At Sinquefield; Carlsen Misses Another Win - Chess.com

Shannon Bailey - Tue, 08/08/2017 - 21:11

Chess.com

So Suffers At Sinquefield; Carlsen Misses Another Win
Chess.com
Caruana and MVL, good friends off the board, just before their game, while World Chess Hall Of Fame chief curator Shannon Bailey rings the bell to start the round. | Photo: Maria Emelianova. But as Najdorf player you shouldn't get scared of a novelty.

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So Suffers At Sinquefield; Carlsen Misses Another Win - Chess.com

World Chess Hall of Fame - Tue, 08/08/2017 - 21:11

Chess.com

So Suffers At Sinquefield; Carlsen Misses Another Win
Chess.com
Caruana and MVL, good friends off the board, just before their game, while World Chess Hall Of Fame chief curator Shannon Bailey rings the bell to start the round. | Photo: Maria Emelianova. But as Najdorf player you shouldn't get scared of a novelty.

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So Suffers At Sinquefield; Carlsen Misses Another Win - Chess.com

Scholastic Chess News Feed - Tue, 08/08/2017 - 21:11

Chess.com

So Suffers At Sinquefield; Carlsen Misses Another Win
Chess.com
Photo: Maria Emelianova. Today Wesley So was the first to arrive at the Chess and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis, but at the end of the day he was the only player to lose a game. That was his second loss back-to-back, and his third in total here in ...
American Chess Is Great AgainFiveThirtyEight

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Damore Went From Intern to Pariah in Google Tenure Ended by Memo - Yahoo Finance

Chess Research - Tue, 08/08/2017 - 19:38

Yahoo Finance

Damore Went From Intern to Pariah in Google Tenure Ended by Memo
Yahoo Finance
The Google Inc. logo hangs illuminated at the company's exhibition stand at the Dmexco digital marketing conference in Cologne, Germany, on Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2016. Dmexco is a two-day global business and digital economy innovation platform, ...
Google engineer fired over memo is a UI grad, Bronze Tablet scholarChampaign/Urbana News-Gazette
Contentious Memo Strikes Nerve Inside Google and OutNew York Times

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Damore Went From Intern to Pariah in Google Tenure Ended by Memo - Bloomberg

Chess Research - Tue, 08/08/2017 - 19:18

Bloomberg

Damore Went From Intern to Pariah in Google Tenure Ended by Memo
Bloomberg
An online resume says he was a competitive chess player and held research positions at Harvard, Princeton and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. An online CV and Facebook profile suggest Damore hails from suburban Chicago. His Facebook ...
Contentious Memo Strikes Nerve Inside Google and OutNew York Times

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Dress for Chess: Audra Noyes Wins Design Contest - WWD

Chess Research - Tue, 08/08/2017 - 15:12

WWD

Dress for Chess: Audra Noyes Wins Design Contest
WWD
Her winning chess “uniform” was chosen by a panel of judges including New York-based designer Timo Weiland, research chair of fashion at Parsons School of Design Dr. Hazel Clark, St. Louis Post-Dispatch fashion editor Debra Bass, chess grand master ...

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Dress for Chess: Audra Noyes Wins Design Contest - WWD

World Chess Hall of Fame - Tue, 08/08/2017 - 15:12

WWD

Dress for Chess: Audra Noyes Wins Design Contest
WWD
In addition to receiving recognition for her chess-inspired designs, Noyes received a $10,000 cash prize to either further her education or her career. Her designs will be exhibited starting Oct. 5 at the World Chess Hall of Fame in St. Louis.The ...

How Google is making music with artificial intelligence - Science Magazine

Chess Research - Tue, 08/08/2017 - 14:48

Science Magazine

How Google is making music with artificial intelligence
Science Magazine
Last year, Google launched Magenta, a research project aimed at pushing the limits of what AI can do in the arts. Science spoke with Douglas Eck, the team's ... But I don't see that chess-playing computers have devalued the game. People still love to play!

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American Chess Is Great Again - FiveThirtyEight

St. Louis AND Chess News Feed - Tue, 08/08/2017 - 14:47

FiveThirtyEight

American Chess Is Great Again
FiveThirtyEight
He was also the favorite at the inaugural world chess championship, held in 1886, and an émigré to the United States — Steinitz had adopted the U.S. as his own after emigrating from Europe, later changing his first name to William. The championship ...

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American Chess Is Great Again - FiveThirtyEight

Scholastic Chess News Feed - Tue, 08/08/2017 - 14:47

FiveThirtyEight

American Chess Is Great Again
FiveThirtyEight
He was also the favorite at the inaugural world chess championship, held in 1886, and an émigré to the United States — Steinitz had adopted the U.S. as his own after emigrating from Europe, later changing his first name to William. The championship ...

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American Chess Is Great Again - FiveThirtyEight

In the News - Tue, 08/08/2017 - 14:47

FiveThirtyEight

American Chess Is Great Again
FiveThirtyEight
Sinquefield wore a windbreaker over a polo shirt, both emblazoned with the insignia of his club, the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis. Sinquefield — a multimillionaire or billionaire, depending on your source — is somewhere between a ...

Osprey Medical raises $18m - Mass Device

Chess Research - Tue, 08/08/2017 - 13:55

Mass Device

Osprey Medical raises $18m
Mass Device
... R&D, Osprey medical said. Last August, Osprey Medical said it raised $21.3 million (AUD $28 million) through the sale of CHESS depository interests to support the expanded commercialization of its DyVert System and ongoing research and development.

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Wilmington teen wins $10000 Taco Bell scholarship - The News Journal

Scholastic Chess News Feed - Tue, 08/08/2017 - 11:36

Wilmington teen wins $10000 Taco Bell scholarship
The News Journal
In a two-minute video submitted to the Taco Bell Foundation, Means won the selection committee over with his passion: chess. He and his family launched the Wilmington Urban Chess Initiative, which works to develop in-school and after-school scholastic ...

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Global Digital Twin Technology Industry - satPRnews (press release)

Chess Research - Tue, 08/08/2017 - 05:33

Global Digital Twin Technology Industry
satPRnews (press release)
WiseGuyReports has announced the addition of a new market intelligence report to its repository titled “Global Digital Twin Technology Market Size, Status and Forecast 2022”. The research report presents a comprehensive overview of market and growth ...

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